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Cefepime MIC as a predictor of the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase type in Klebsiella pneumoniae, Taiwan.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 May 2002
Yu Wen Liang, Pfaller Michael A, Winokur Patricia L, Jones Ronald N
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To guide selection of carbapenems or fourth-generation cephalosporins as therapy, 110 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases from Taiwan were characterized by phenotypic (MICs), molecular, and chemical methods. MIC patterns of ceftazidime and cefepime clearly differentiate strains treatable by cefepime and those capable of efficiently hydrolyzing available cephalosporins (CTX-M...
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